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I finally solved this hanging problem. I needed a BIOS update.

I just came across this exact same problem with my VIA Nano installation. Using your clue about the ondemand script, I ran some tests and got more information about of the problem.

I have filed...

Hello. This my first time setting up a TV tuner card in Ubuntu, and I'm running into trouble.

My current home setup:
- I have a Comcast digital cable box. On the back, it has 1 coax input, 1 coax...

In Synaptic Package Manager, sometimes when you Mark for Complete Removal, and then you apply the changes, the package is not fully uninstalled. In Synaptic, the package is displayed under the...

Hmm, that's interesting. I always assumed that Synaptic's package removal including residual config files, would remove the settings in my home directory, to ensure a completely clean uninstall. So I...

I think I found a solution.

I repeatedly cloned my ubuntu 10.04 partition to a separate drive and ran multiple tests. I still can't figure out why the problem happens, but my tests have shown me...

I have the exact same problem. I upgraded from ubuntu 9.04 32-bit to 9.10 then to 10.04. I am unable to save files to certain directories, such as to /dev/shm, which should be writable by anyone. I...

I think I finally figured out the problem. Somehow, /etc/resolv.conf turned out to be a symlink to /etc/resolvconf/run/resolv.conf. If you delete the symlink and reboot, a new resolv.conf text file...

Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!
Thanks both to gdoteof for the original solution and rb-cohen for the solution that fit me best. Here's my test scenario for in case others with...

I think you should change your syntax for all your || statements. I'm not sure what the (( )) syntax does, but I never use that in my || statements.

I can only guess that your Packard Bell is reserving all that extra RAM for an integrated video chip. Does your Packard Bell iMedia have a discrete video card? Or does it have integrated video? If it...

Argh, goes to show how inexperienced I am with the nuances of bash syntax. This time, I tried out your code, and I THINK something like this is what you intended:

if [ $confirm == "y" ] || [...

At first glance, it looks like your || statements are written incorrectly. You need something like:

$confirm == "y" || $confirm == "yes"

That goes for all of your || statements.

How did you originally launch firefox as root?

I avoid launching GUI apps from the command line, except for "sudo gedit <file name>" when I need to edit a configuration file. When I'm done, I...

I have filed bug 396387 about this problem.

I upgraded from Intrepid to Jaunty, and I have the same problem on my home PC as described by noSelf. My solution is similar to noSelf, except that I left the Method as "Automatic (VPN)". Thus, the...

I just upgraded from ubuntu 8.10 to 9.04, ran into this problem again, and solved it. Hope this tip helps others.

If your mouse is connected to a KVM switch instead of directly to the computer,...

Then I can only guess that the limitation is in the enclosure itself. What is the product number of your IDE to USB enclosure?

That's weird. I can't see how formatting your ntfs partition could have affected your home partition.

What is the motherboard that you are reading this drive from? 160 - 31.4 is 128.6 GB, so my first guess is that you're motherboard uses 28-bit Logical Block Addressing, which has a limit of 128 GiB. ...

I think it's a style and experience. If there's an error and nothing more should be done, I like to return or exit early to ENSURE that no other code can be executed. I do this in my C/C++ code as...

Here's my personal style. Logically, the code is the same as yours.

if [ "$2" == "-s" ]; then
if [ ! $3 ]; then
echo "Please select a program to simulate installing"
exit 1
fi...

Sorry, I skimmed through your reply, so I didn't see these questions at the bottom.



I've never done colors in my own scripts, but when I compile code at work, the errors always show up in red,...

OK, I see what you mean now by the loop that simulates installing each package. And your use of $SIM_EXIT looks right to me. I see a few places where I could reorganize the code to collapse the...

I don't understand what you mean. In your script,

echo -e "Running simulated install now: \n"
sudo apt-get install -s $3

According to this code, you can only simulate a package install one...